select
verb (used with object)
to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
is selecting
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present progressiveof select (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The company is growing its own team in China and working with marketing agencies to make sure it is selecting the right influencers to promote the brand, Kechter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The reason he is selecting great Britons, is due to one of the many ways he has found to promote his new 1950s table tennis film, Marty Supreme.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
The board is selecting a replacement for Marcellus Turner, who left Seattle’s top library role at the beginning of 2021 after a decade in the position.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
On south-facing slopes, he is selecting for red oak and maple, two native species projected to do better in a warmer future.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2019
Perhaps I talk with one who is selecting some choice barrels for filling an order.
From An English Grammar by James Witt Sewell
